EMS Course Description

​What if there was a skill that could kill patients (and organizations), but you never got any training or feedback on it?

​Most EMS leaders (Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenants, EMTs, etc.) aren’t actually taught how to lead, they’re just expected to do it.

We’ll get you started in the right direction in this in-depth discussion about how to create the right organizational culture and why it’s important, with lessons and frameworks gathered together from the military, law enforcement, and EMS.

Resources

Section 1: Why this workshop?

Five Dysfunctions of a Team Quiz which was digitized and adapted from this test hosted on the Brigham Young University website.

Section 2: Why You Exist

Purpose
​Actions: Ask yourself "Why?" five times and use the determine your purpose exercise adapted from Jim Collins' breakout room sessions.
Core Values
​Actions: Determine your values exercise which was adapted from Jim Collins' breakout room sessions.
Further Watching:
Ted Talk - Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
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Further Reading:
Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins
Book: Start with Why by Simon Sinek
Article: Make Your Values Mean Something by Patrick Lencioni

Section 3: Two Types of Goals

Standards (Process Goal)
Actions: Establish 1 memorable standard of behavior tied directly to 1+ core value.
Objectives (Outcome Goal)
​Actions: Set 2 SMART goals (a medium- and a long-term goal).

Section 4: Leader-Leader

Further Reading:
Article: The Flywheel Effect by Jim Collins
Article: A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard